January 25, 2010
ALEXANDER VALLEY, CA – The tribal council chairperson, Scott Gabaldon, of the
Mishewal Wappo Indians of Alexander Valley says the tribe has no plans for a
casino.
The tribe is suing the U.S. government to return their tribal status and restore
their tribal lands on the Russian River northeast of Healdsburg. They claim
their tribe was unlawfully disbanded by the federal government in 1959.
“We are trying to get back what was taken from us,” Gabaldon said. “The tribe
will not make future plans until it has regained federal recognition.”
Federal recognition is a fundamental step towards building an Indian casino.
Sonoma County officials are concerned about the possibility. In 1991 they
blocked the Lytton Pomos tribe from opening a casino in Alexander Valley. That
tribe later built a casino in San Pablo in the East Bay.
The Wappos case is pending in federal court in San Jose. Last Friday attorneys
for the Justice Department denied most of the allegations and asked the judge to
dismiss the case.
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